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Holland America Offer Culinary Classes At Sea - Just one of the many activities onboard passengers can enjoy while at sea. We have compiled the list of 50 things to do at Sea. I have met with a number of potential first time cruise passengers who have expressed concerns over what to do while having a day at sea. Many ships have experiences and attractions that are unique to those particular ships such as a surfing simulator, Golf simulator, zip lines, cooking classes and more. Our list covers activities that are common to most ships so the list, in some cases, is shorter than the entire list of options. To review the list of 50+ Activities to Do at Sea at NYCruiseInfo.com .

Hurtigruten's Boutique Exploration Cruise Ship Fram Sail to Arctic, Antarctica, Norway, Greenland, Iceland The exploration cruise ship Fram is an occasional visitor to the port of New York and New Jersey. The boutique sized ship offers seasonal cruises from the Big Apple to New England and Canada. She is ultimately making her way to either the Northern reaches of Canada, Arctic. Iceland, Greenland, Norway, and in the winter she makes her way to South America and Antarctica. The Fram is a compact ship in which education and exploration are the focus of the experience. To Learn more about the MS Fram, Check the MS Fram Statistics at NYCruiseInfo.com . .

Beautiful Beaches of Nassau in the Bahamas - Popular Cruise destination. One of the most popular ports from New York and New Jersey is Nassau in the Bahamas. Nassau is located some 90 miles west of Miami and is normally featured on 7 and 8 day Florida and Bahamas cruises. Nassau offers beaches, casinos, swimming, shopping and more. Guest can also venture over to the Atlantis Resort to use the beach, explore the resort and more. Unfortunately admission to the waterpark and aquarium requires a purchase of a pricey excursion. To learn more about Nassau and to check out all their is to do, See the Nassau Review on NYCruiseInfo.com. TO see the full list of Cruises From the Port of New York - New Jersey to Nassau Bahamas check out the cruise schedule on NYCruiseInfo.com.

Saga Cruises Spirit of Discovery floated out of Meyer Werft's Covered Drydock seeing the sun for the first time. Saga Cruises new Spirit of Discovery was floated out of the Covered Dry dock at Meyer Werft Shipyard at Papenburg, Germany. The 999 passenger ship, floated out under blue skies today. As she was floated out of the dry dock, her funnel was put in place. The ship will sail it's 13-day maiden voyage from Dover England on July 10, 2019. The Spirit of Discovery is the first new build for Saga Cruises and is modest in size when compared to today's ships. The Spirit of Discovery ship measures 774 feet in length, 102 feet wide and 58,250 tons. The Spirit of Discovery is the first of 2 ships ordered for Saga Cruises. The Spirit of Discovery caters to cruise passengers 50+ years of age and offers worldwide itineraries, concentrating primarily in Europe and the Mediterranean. The Spirit of Discovery will make a call to the port of New York in late December bef...

Cunard Line Releases Details on 2021 World Cruise Onboard the Queen Mary 2 Queen Mary 2   Queen Mary 2 will undertake her classic East-West World Voyage in 202 1 to Australia and Asia, which includes the Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Southern Africa. The World Cruise can be taken as a roundtrip from either New York (113 nights) or London (99 nights). Shorter voyage options range in length from two to 64 nights and can be combined in many ways allowing guests to create the ideal travel experience to the cities of their choice. The beginning of the voyage is routed via South Africa and the Indian Ocean to Australia. From there, Queen Mary 2 will head north to Hong Kong and on to Singapore via Vietnam. She will then travel through the Malacca Straights across the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Gulf . The final leg of the voyage is the return to London from Dubai , which is routed via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea . The voyage includes many over...

As Carnival Sunrise makes her debut following her $200 million transformation, Carnival Cruise Line announced today that Kelly Arison, daughter of Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison and his wife Madeleine, will serve as godmother for the ship at an invitation-only ceremony in New York on May 23. In what is sure to be a touching moment, Kelly will step into the godmother role previously held by her mother when the ship first entered service as Carnival Triumph, in 1999. In an added stroke of family ties, Kelly’s grandmother Lin Arison served as godmother to Carnival Sunrise’s sister ship, Carnival Sunshine, in 2013. Carnival Sunrise’s naming ceremony will take place aboard the ship at the Manhattan Cruise Passenger Terminal and will serve as a platform to heighten awareness of the work of the Ehlers-Danlos Society, an organization dedicated to serving those with joint hypermobility spectrum disorders, of which Kelly is a strong advocate.  Carnival will be making a donati...

Norwegian Dawn - Norwegian Cruise Line Sailing From New York to Bermuda, Florida, Bahamas, New England, Canada On May 11, 2019, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn is returning to New York for a series of cruises. She will sail from New York during the Spring, Summer and Fall from the Big Apple. Her initial cruise will be a New England, Canada cruise but the Norwegian Dawn will sail cruises to Florida and the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean and New England / Canada. ------------------------------------------------------ RETURN TO NYCruiseInfo.com GO TO NicksCruiseCorner to Learn more about cruises World Wide.